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Why are some states’ sale taxes higher than others?

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When you sell across multiple states – or even within various localities in a single state – one striking observation emerges: the consistent inconsistency of sales tax rates. The federal income tax has just seven brackets to cover the whole span of what somebody can make.

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Hawaii to Offer Tax Amnesty to Switch Short Term Rentals to Long Term

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Hawaii has some of the highest median home prices and rents in the country — and a persistent housing crisis. Could tax incentives geared toward turning Hawaii short-term rentals (STRs) into long-term housing increase housing stock and decrease rents for Hawaiians? However, the income tax exemption was struck.

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IRS Again Extends Income Tax Deadline For Hawaii Wildfire Victims

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7, 2024, various tax-filing and tax-payment deadlines for individuals and businesses affected by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires in Hawaii. The previous federal tax relief, announced shortly after the fires, mainly lasted through Feb. 15 , which did not cover federal income tax filings for tax year 2023.

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IRS Offers Tax Filing Extensions to Hawaii Wildfire Victims

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The Internal Revenue Service will allow Hawaii taxpayers in Maui and Hawaii counties extra time – until February 15, 2024 – to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments that would have been normally been due before then. Quarterly estimated income tax payments normally due on Sept.

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Sales tax and accounting services

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It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? Several states levy their sales tax or its equivalent on services, among them Hawaii (which has a general excise tax, or GET), and New Mexico.

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Excise Tax versus Sales Tax

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Excise taxes vary widely from state to state, but in recent years states collecting the highest per-capita excise taxes include Vermont, Nevada, Hawaii, Minnesota, and Maryland. The lowest per-capita excise tax states have included South Carolina, Nebraska, Idaho, and Arizona.

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IRS Says State Issued Stimulus Payments are Not Taxable

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This means that people in the following states do not need to report these state payments on their 2022 tax return: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.